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UNINA9910778082803321 |
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Autore |
Gerson Kathleen |
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Titolo |
Hard choices : how women decide about work, career, and motherhood / / Kathleen Gerson |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1985 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35528-7 |
9786612355288 |
0-520-90813-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 312 pages) |
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Collana |
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California series on social choice and political economy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - United States - Social conditions |
Mothers - United States - Social conditions |
Women - Employment - United States - History |
Mothers - Employment - United States - History |
Family size - United States - History |
Women - United States - Psychology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-301) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. Women's Work and Family Decisions: The "Subtle Revolution" in Historical Perspective -- 2. Explaining Women's Behavior: A Theoretical Overview -- 3. Baselines -- 4. Veering Away from Domesticity -- 5. Veering Toward Domesticity -- 6. Homemaking Versus Childlessness -- 7. Combining Work and Motherhood -- 8. The Changing Contours of Women's Place -- 9. The Politics of Parenthood -- APPENDIX A. Tables -- APPENDIX B. Methodology -- APPENDIX C. Sample Characteristics -- APPENDIX D. Interview Schedule -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How do women choose between work and family commitments? And what are the causes, limits, and consequences of the "subtle revolution" in women's choices over the 1960's and 1970's? To answer these questions, Kathleen Gerson analyzes the experiences of a carefully selected group of middle-class and working-class women who were young adults in the 1970's. Their informative life histories reveal the |
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